Regional Understanding
No. 1 peanut-producing state
Georgia
Grasses
Poaceae
Square feet in an acre
43,560sq ft
Norman Borlaug is known as "Father of..."
The Green Revolution
Who is the OSU PASS Department Head?
No. 1 corn-producing state
Iowa
Legumes
Fabaceae
Gallons in 1 acre-inch
27,154gal
This region in the Middle East was where humans first domesticated wheat and barley
The Fertile Crescent
Where did Dr. Haggard get her PhD?
LSU
No. 1 rice-producing state
Arkansas
Mustards
Brassicaceae
Acres in hectare
2.471 acres
Illinois blacksmith who made the self-scouring steel plow
John Deere
The PASS department is located in this Ag Hall suite (they have free coffee)
320 Ag Hall
No. 1 soybean-producing state
Missouri
Mallows
Malvaceae
Gallons in 1 acre-foot
325,851gal
German chemist who developed a method to synthesize ammonia
Fritz Haber
Where did Dr. Haggard get her masters?
Nowhere, she skipped her masters
No. 1 cotton-producing state
Texas
Nightshades
Solanaceae
Pounds of nitrogen in 1 ton of urea
920lbs N
A common broadleaf herbicide, still used today, that made up half of the chemical formulation of Agent Orange
2,4-D
Dr. Abit drives what car?
Ford Mustang (Dr. Peper probably gave it to him)